Phenolics were extracted from litchi fruit pericarp (LFP) tissues, purified and their antioxidant properties analyzed. LFP phenolics strongly inhibited linoleic acid oxidation and exhibited a dose-dependent free-radical scavenging activity against alpha,alpha-diphenyl-beta-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH*) and hydroxyl radicals and superoxide anions. The degradation of deoxyribose by hydroxyl radicals was...

This study was conducted to determine the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test (AST) of Mangosteen fruit ethanol extract (Garcinia mangostana Linn) against Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. The used an experimental research design and made different concentrations extract, with consisting of: Tube 1, 100% (no distilled water), 2, 75% (250 uL [0.25 mL] 3, 50% (500 [0.5 4, 25% (750uL [0.75 water)...

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) peel is a potential source of phenolic compounds with beneficial properties. Natural deep eutectic solvents (NaDES) have been considered an environmentally friendly and cheap alternative to conventional organic solvents. In this work, green extraction methodology was developed using ultrasound-assisted (UAE) NaDES for the antioxidant non-extractable polypheno...

The tensile force existing in the pericarp of a growing citrus (Citrus sinensis) fruit 17 to 19 centimeters in circumference was sufficiently high to cause a 3% shrinkage of the pericarp when it was excised. When a fruit was cut along the equator to the central axis, shrinkage of the pericarp resulted in the formation of a wedge-shaped gap at the cut. Stretch modulus of the pericarp was determi...